made eleven awards totaling $4,216,393 over a three year period. Further awards may be made next year. The awards made this year will be announced in the next issue. B. IRIS and the NSF's Engineering Directorate participated in a joint announcement, Research in Intelligent Material Handling Systems. This call for research solicited proposals that would emphasize new approaches for intelligent material handling in the areas of intelligent systems, intelligent transport systems, and computational models. The purpose of the announcement was to establish a research base from which new concepts and methodologies in intelligent material handling would develop in the future. Fifty proposals were received in response to this announcement. Seven awards totaling $2 million over two years will be made. The awards will be announced in the next issue. C. In FY 1989 and 1990 IRIS with the participation of other NSF divisions issued an announcement, Coordination Theory and Collaboration Technology: Special Initiative. The results sought from research under this initiative include theoretical and practical understanding of the determinants of the behavior of systems of autonomous agents and the advancement of technology for practical collaboration. Over 140 proposals were received in the two years. Seventeen awards were made
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